Military expenditure in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Military expenditure was 0.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Military expenditure in Cape Verde, 1984–2024
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.6% for military expenditure in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Cape Verde peaked at 2.8% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2019.
Cape Verde ranks 147th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military expenditure in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 2.8% | — |
| 1985 | 2.5% | -11.8% |
| 1986 | 2.3% | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 2.1% | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 1.9% | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | -48.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -23.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | +50.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | -33.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +37.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -34.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +14.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -18.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +43.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +24.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More public sector data for Cape Verde
- Arms imports 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 5.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 32.06 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0062 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 17.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 16.83 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 744.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2019)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 3,562 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Cape Verde?
- Military expenditure in Cape Verde was 0.6% in 2024, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 1984.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
- How does Cape Verde rank for military expenditure?
- Cape Verde ranks 147th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as part of Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product